Arch support



Jan. 19 1926. 0 1,570,001

I. M. PEASE ARCH SUPPORT Filed July 8, 1924 Iii [Wed e 49 t1 avwz-nto'o Patented Jan. 19, 1926.

ISAAC MERRICK PHASE, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

ARCH SUPPORT.

Application filed July 8, 1924.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Isaac M. PHASE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Gincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Arch Support, of which the following is a specification.

One object of this invention is to provide an arch support in which a loopshaped band is adapted to be adjusted circuniferentially of the foot of the wearer, the foot support in the band being connected to the band for adjustment in the direction of the axis of the band and longitudinally of the foot of the wearer.

Another object of the invention is to provide novel means whereby the H which connects the pad with the hand. my be housed at one end within the pad, so that the fast'i-lner will not come into contact with the foot of the wearer.

A further object of the invention is to provide a covering for the pad so that the foot of the wearer will not come into contact with the pad when the pad is made of rubber. ilnother object of the invention is to provide novel "entilating means in the pad. I

lit is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the invention appertains.

Although preferred forms have been shown, it will be understood that a mechanic, working within the scope of what is claimed, may make changes and improvements without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows in end elevation, a device constructed in accordance with the invention;

Figure 2 is a bottom plan wherein parts are broken away;

Figure 3 is a top plan View of the pad, a portion of the foot-encircling band being shown;

Figure 4.- is a section taken about on the line 4-4 of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a section taken about on the line 55 of Figure 2;

Figure 6 is a transverse section of the pad, the view illustrating a slight modification.

The numeral 1 designates a loop-shaped foot-receiving band, the ends of which are overlapped as at 2, and connected together.

Serial No. 724,823.

A reinforcing strip 3 is secured to the overlapped cnds 2 of the band 1 and is located tl'ierebcneath. 'il'he band 1 preferably but not necose'iarily elastic. A plurality of tubular eyelets are mounted in the overlapped ends 2 of the band l and in the reinforcing strip $3, the eyelets being spaced. apart in a. direction parallel. to the axis of the loopelia 'md band 1. The ends of the eyelets are riveted as at ii on the reinforcing; 51tip 2-3 and on the inner overlamaod end of i: e b nd. A flexible protecting e wcrsely of the band it. beneath ie reiniorcing strip The ends of the member 6 are connected as at T to the hand 1, at its opposite edges, but

between he ed s of the band, the n'o tectinn meat. is fro-e.

The device comprises a pad (3, pre'l'in'ably but not necessarily made of soft rubber. The upper surface of the pad 8 is convened, as shown at S). he pad 8 located within the land l and rests on the lower portion of the band, as shown in Figure l. A fastener is provided for connecting the pad 3 to the band 1. The fastener may be of any desired form, and may be vi'iicanized into the pad or be niounteril therein otherwise. Preferably, however, a slit 10 is fashioned in the upper sulfa-ice of the pad 8 and extends partway through the pad, there being a reduced opening 11 communicating at its upper end with the slit and extended downwardly through the lower surface of the pad. The fastener may be T-shaped, including a head 12 and arms 1%. The head 12 of the fastener is located in the slit 10, and the slit closing above the head of the fastener, as shown in Figure 5, thereby preventing the head of the fastener from coming into contact with the foot of the wearer. The arms 14 of the fastener extend through the reduced opening 11 of the pad 8 and may be mounted in any of the eyelets 4;, thereby providing for an adjustment of the pad or foot support in the direction of the axis of the band and longitudinally of the foot of the wearer, it being possible to adjust the band 1 ciroumferentially of the foot of the wearer. The ends of the arms 14: of the fastener are turned in opposite directions to form holding fingers 15, engaged with the lower end of the eyelet a through which the arms of the fastener pass. The protecting member 6 prevents the fingers 15 of the fastener from coming into contact with the shoe oi. the wearer, but because the member (5 is secured at its ends only to the band 1, the intermediate portion of the member 6 may be drawn aside, thereby giving access to the lingers 15 and permitting the fastener to be mounted in any ot the eyelets 4. A porous covering 16, preferably made of cloth, is secured to the upper sur face of the pad 8 and covers the slit 10. The covering 16 exercises a two-fold otliee; first, it tends to keep the foot of the wearer from coming into contact with the pad 8, thereby preventing); a heating or blistering ot the foot, it the pad 8 happens to be made of rubber; set-0nd, the eoverin; l6 folds the pad 9 together and prevents it from opening at the slit it). The pad 8 is provided with angular ventilating passages 17, opening through the pad at both ends and located in planes about parallel to the lower surface of the pad. For convenience, the passages 17 may be said to open at both ends through the side ot the pad, at points between the top and the bottom of the pad. When the pad 8 is compressed by the foot of the wearer, and permitted to expand, as

the wearer walks, air will be expelled from and drawn into the passages 17, therebjv' ventilating the foot of the wearer.

In Figure (3, the pad is marked by the numeral 18 and one of the passages appears at 19. In this term, the covering, corresponding to the covering 16, and marked by the numeral 20 extends over the entire upper surface of the pad and is carried beneath the pad at its edge, as shown at 21.

I claim v 1. A device of the class described comprising a loop-shaped band and a resilient foot support within the band, the support having a 'entilating passage lflt't'tlt'tl between the top and the bottom of the support and opening at both ends through the side wall of the support.

2. A device of the class described comprising a loop-shaped band and a resilient foot support within the band, the su )port having an angular ventilating passage located between the top and bottom ot the support and opening at both ends through the side wall of the support.

A device of the class deseribed com prising a loop-shaped band and a resilient foot supportwithin the band; the support having angular ventilating passages located betwtain the top and the bottom of the support, the passages opening at one end. through the side wall of the support longitu-iilinally of the support, and opening at their opposite end through the side wall. of the support transrerselr of the support.

it. A device of the class desrribed coup prising a loop-shaped band and a resilient foot support within the band, the support; having! a slit in its upper surfzuie, and being; provided with an opening ltltltlll'lg downwardtv from the slit through the lower surface ot the support, a fastener comprisilnr a head located in the slit, and an arm located in the opening, the slit being closed above the head, and means on the band for en- ;tag 'enient with the arm of the tastener, to hold the foot support on the band.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my sip nature.

ISAAC MERRICK PEASE. 

